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Are you some kind idiot? No one want to see someone lose their job. If you are going to make stupid statements like that, please keep them to yourself.

Gunned down in cold blood: The cop who shared a poignant message about being a black police officer, the ex-Marine who had only been on patrol for 12 days and the deputy due to go on holiday tomorrow Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3694835/Montrell-Jackson-killed-Baton-Rouge-shooting-shared-poignant-message-struggle-black-police-officer.html#ixzz4EiePUmc9 The overseas news outlets are not as politically correct. The link below is worth reading about the killer and the incident http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3694441/Masked-gunman-shoots-multiple-cops-Baton-Rouge-two-weeks-video-officers-killing-Alton-Sterling-dead-provoked-outrage.html

First the Zika Virus, then the polluted venues, body parts found in venues and now this! And the hits just keep on coming! The state's police officers vented their anger Monday with a sign saying, "Welcome to Hell," outside Rio's main airport. "Police and firefighters don't get paid, whoever comes to Rio de Janeiro will not be safe," the sign said. And it's not just those coming from abroad who may be in danger -- locals are losing patience, too. Read More That's the harsh reality in the favelas around Rio, according to one resident, as the city gears up to host the 2016 Olympics amid increasing concerns over police brutality and the officers' ability, and desire, to keep people safe. http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/05/sport/rio-olympics-2016-security/index.html \ Police and firefighters protest over pay Monday at the Rio de Janeiro airport. Did anyone notice the sign behind the black one? Pay to enter and Pray to get out!

This is a valid point but also consider this: If a municipality only has one ladder or rescue, do we permit them to go out of town to the fire training center with a significant amount of the department for training? To go a step further, as the FTC has the only live burn facility, is it ok to take the entire first alarm assignment out of town and rely on the next town over to cover calls with a small crew left behind? Do we permit the only ladder or rescue to go out of town mutual aid? Do we allow our only rescue to participate at a MCI drill several towns away? Although the above reasons are nobler, wouldn’t the results be the same should a fire break out? My point is there are numerous times when any piece of equipment will not be available. Even a municipality with multiple ladder trucks may not have one available at any given time. Do we restrict our equipment to the district and prohibit it from ever leaving to ensure coverage? Prohibit the equipment from going out of service for repairs or upgrades? Of course not. But unlike mutual aid, MCI and breakdowns, we can schedule drills and training events and make plans for coverage. As much as you may disagree, parades do serve a purpose. They are not there so you can look cool or show off, they do offer a chance to foster pride in your department, see what other departments have in the way of equipment,how they use it, get new ideas in equipment and helps in recruiting. But the only real answer to ensure the safety of the residents of your building is to spend millions of dollars on redundant equipment and additional millions to build and staff a fire station across from your building. Sounds absurd? Of course it is. but you have to do the best you can with resources you have on hand.

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/rye-city/2016/06/06/rye-public-safety-department/85299246/ RYE CITY - The city may create a single Public Safety Department for police and firefighters in an effort to address ongoing fire staffing issues and to provide a more cohesive approach to emergency services. The idea behind the move, City Manager Marcus Serrano said, is to create a direct chain of command by appointing a paid public safety commissioner to set policy and establish uniform procedures for police officers and both paid and volunteer firefighters. Under the proposed law, the public safety commissioner would appoint paid fire officers. The volunteers would still elect their own chief, assistant chiefs and other officers, but their choices would be subject to the commissioner's approval. The volunteer chief and assistants would work with the career officers, and all would report directly to the commissioner.

Memorial Day is a day that we are supposed to remember our honored dead of the armed services. From the birth of our nation, to the conflicts of today, the soldiers who are supposed to be remembered on Monday are somewhat forgotten by our society in place of more secular endeavors. This holiday has become like many others, a few days to shop for discounted merchandise, or just a chance to get away for a few days. We tend to forget why some of us have the day off. If it wasn’t for the sacrifices of those who gave their life for their country, we may be speaking a foreign language or living in a culture completely different then we are today. We owe our very way of life to the solders and sailors who have served in the past. This weekend, we shouldn’t think of the politics that got us into the past conflicts but reflect on those who did their duty and paid the ultimate price. We should also remember those in the emergency services that have died in the line of duty. Their sacrifice is none the less important. They also gave their life in service to their community. While we are grilling in the back yard, riding in a patrol car or working in a fire station, take a minute and say a prayer for those whom we are supposed to remember this weekend. Remember freedom isn’t free, many paid a heavy price for it.

Not to nitpick but PortChester is a village within the Town of Rye, not a city. I bring this up only as a village has different requirements under the NYC constitution and the village board oversees the police and fire departments. Also the chief of the department lacks the legal authority to terminate anyone. The action to eliminate the 8 employee positions rests squarely on the village board.

You would need a huge fleet to justify the expense. It is more cost effective to have a list of local tow operators with the equipment and offer to train with them. At the end of the day its just like any other piece of equipment. Once you get past the initial purchase, you have to constantly train to remain proficient. In this case it may be best to rely on the commercial operators who use the equipment everyday.

Vincent's towing in Mamaroneck has one of these (and several other heavy wreckers) and operators who are trained how to use it. They are on call 24/7 for I-95 by the Thruway Authority.

We can resolve the issue once and for all. Forget about the radios There are too many. Put one guy on the top of the new bridge and each boat would have to have a spotter looking there at all times.

I hole heartedly agree. From personal experience I found that training is not friendly to those who work shift work or the clock. Granted that this may be a small part of the pool of candidates but is still a factor. I took my original EMT training in high school. It was a 40 hour class back then (Yes I'm that old and have a very low EMT number). After my initial training found it increasing difficult to keep my self current working the clock. My employer would not excuse me for half a day on a Saturday for the skills session or an exam. This means I had to use vacation time and sometimes that was denied do to workload. Some instructors understood and others were not so forgiving as they were bound by regulations. Its funny that for a field that demands 24 hour service, you have to work 9-5 Monday to Friday in order to get training, that is on the fire side as well as EMT. It became almost impossible to retain certification so I let mine laps. I don't know if this have changed since I lapsed but it seems as the programs are becoming more and more intense, there is less and less leeway.

The one Hall of Fame that no one wants to be inducted to! May the inductees be few!

Please see my earlier comments on bridging radios. In it looks like in the current situation an emergency services boat on the Hudson would need: 1 Westchester trunk radio 1 Westchester UHF fire ground radio (or the ability to scan this frequency and the trunked) 1 Rockland County Trunked radio 1 NYPD radio 1 NYFD radio 1 Marine radio And just for giggles and grins a WCPD radio. Did I cover all the bases? (Does the helicopter out of NJ have any of the above?) Putnam Fire Orange Fire Putnam Sherriff's Orange Sherriff's As you can see this is a lot of hardware and a lot to pay attention to when involved in an emergency.

This would have been a perfect use for the mobile communications vehicles if they could be on scene in a reasonable amount of time. However, I have a simpler idea: As Rockland and Westchester have repeaters (trunked systems), In theory what is heard at 44 control and on the site should be the same quality of broadcast. Why can't a radio of each others trunk system be installed at the two control centers and when you have an operation such as this bridged together? This would permit all units at a scene be connected together thus only 1 radio would have to be monitored and everyone would be on the same channel. Many departments were cross banding their radio systems before the trunk system was established.

It does not appear to be as cut and dry as you think. I was listening to part of the call. It appeared that there were several other factors that mucked up the situation. 1) In this case it wasn't a fire but a medical emergency. Does the fire officer still retain command? 2) It could not be determined exactly were the call was (Town or County). 3) It seems like there was an over dispatch because it was not known were the call was. (I could be wrong on this). 4) The weather played a role I recall hearing about boat being dispatched and one of the chiefs replied "You realize that boat s a hard bottomed Zodiac, We have 20 knot winds out here. " Also its difficult to hear a radio on the river with high winds and trying to keep a small craft stable and on course. They did have a command post set up at Half moon bay and I did hear that one of the chiefs took command form the shore.

Whatever a man can devise, so can he compromise!. Tazies Law

Looks like he s copying NYC. They do the same for many of the city agencies except you can see theirs.

Any takers yet? Anyone! Anyone! The silence is deafening!

It's a shame when landmarks have to close. They are always the few places that you only have to mention the name and people know exactly where you are talking about. We all grew up with places that our fore fathers went to. It almost became a rite of passage to take your kids there. And they will continue the tradition. Sort of passing the torch to the next generation, now another torch may be extinguished. Well at least we have Walters!

Presidential Proclamation -- Honoring the Victims of the Attack in Brussels, Belgium All US flags to be flown at half stalf on public buildings until sunset on March 26. As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on March 22, 2016, in Brussels,Belgium, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, March 26, 2016. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/22/presidential-proclamation-honoring-victims-attack-brussels-belgium

Because that is what government does ! It never does what's best for its citizens.

All you need is 125k. Sounds like the graduates will wind up flying the regionals from Bombardier.

Looks like it starts at the top and trickles down: New York Democrats Blast President Obama Over Proposed Cuts to Counterterror Funding.

You might want to consider having the local government pass a law requiring that private nursing facilities be required to have a nurse accompany the patient to the emergency facility as they are paying for "skilled nursing care" and until the patient is turned over to another "skilled nursing facility" (the ER), they are not getting the same standard of care. I am not putting down EMS but the exact phrasing may may work. Also when the nurse is stranded at the hospital waiting for a cab for an hour or two at 2 am, they may triage better.